Sims Chapel, Alabama Weather
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Sims Chapel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers52%4.6″90°72°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm53%—89°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail41%—94°74°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail18%—94°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—97°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—97°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—97°75°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sims Chapel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Sims Chapel
- Sun90°72°52%
- Mon89°73°53%
- Tue94°74°41%
- Wed94°73°18%
- Thu97°74°21%
- Fri97°76°26%
- Sat97°75°47%
- Sun95°73°57%
- Mon77°71°53%
- Tue90°70°32%
- Wed95°71°27%
- Thu95°76°35%
- Fri92°73°48%
- Sat97°72°49%
- Sun101°73°56%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sims Chapel
SPC includes Sims Chapel in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sims Chapel
- 36553